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Monday, January 10, 2011

New Drugstore Nail Appliques- Broadway, Art Club and Sally Hansen

I was out scouring the drugstores this week looking for new 2011 beauty products and came across a bunch of nail art items that seem really awesome.

You might be familiar with nail appliques like Incoco or Inque (I'll be reviewing Inque appliques soon), and these are pretty much the same idea. I haven't tried any of them on yet- I have a lot of polish to swatch and I don't want to waste them because they're so cool! I'm so excited about these. I have a feeling we'll be seeing even more designs this year, too.

Here are the ones I grabbed:


Art Club Glam


Art Club Glam in Diamond Studded, Hearts of Gold and Vivid Zebra. These ones seem more like plastic full-nail sized decals more than stretchy vinyl-like or polish-like strips like the others. These had the best designs out of all of them- there were a bunch but I only grabbed these for now.

Diamond Studded. A clear base with black diagonal and chevron french tips and black leopard spots accented by pink hologram foil.



Hearts of Gold. A clear base with gold hologram foil in concentric rings, dots and hearts.


Vivid Zebra. Clear base with black and rainbow foil zebra stripes.

Gotta love Art Club!


Broadway Nail Dress

The Broadway Nail Dress ones were a little more expensive and came in only four designs. Two animal print styles and a silver fishnet style, nothing you couldn't do with Konad. These are the most intricate ones. They don't seem to have a name, just a number. This is what's inside the box:


Two sheets of stickers and a little emery board.


There's also a booklet of $1.00 off coupons on the display, so make sure to grab one!



Sally Hansen Salon Effects


The Sally Hansen Salon Effects had the biggest display but the least intricate designs. Half of them were just plain creme finish polish colors, a few were some decent glitters and the rest were nail art designs like this, but some of them could be duplicated with Konad. I almost got the Denim-print ones, but at $8.50 the Salon Effects appliques the least cost effective of the three brands. I don't understand why I'd pay $8.50- the price of a bottle of OPI at retail- for one manicure with a normal pink or blue polish like some of these Salon Effects... I would consider paying that much for the nail art ones as long as they were complicated enough designs. Anyway, this Laced Up style stood out to me, very sexy.


It comes just like the Incoco sets do; an emery board/buffer, a manicure stick, instruction sheer and sealed foil packets with nail polish strips.



Isn't this design pretty?


I can't wait to try these out on my nails. I think the Art Club Hearts of Gold might end up as my Valentine's Day mani this year.
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29 comments:

  1. HPSJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    I agree the Sally Hansen is pricey but if your nails are somewhat short you can easily get two uses from one box...plus with a base and top coat my NYE manicure lasted 8 days with almost no tipwear!

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  2. AndraJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Will you post a tutorial on how to apply? I like the ones with the jeweled hearts!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    There are so gorgeous things!!
    I love everything!!
    So lucky!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Thanks for the post! Where did you find the Broadway nail appliques?

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  5. MelanieJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    I like the Broadway nail appliques! My drugstores never have stuff like this, I don't understand! :( Have you tried any of the nail stuff from jamberrynails.com? I'm just curious to see what you think about them, if it's worth it?

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  6. MelanieJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Also, I'm not trying to spam with the jamberry nails question, I just truly can't find any reviews on them, other than bloggers doing giveaways and they're not nail bloggers so they just say These are so cool! I'm giving some away. Not in depth or anything. (Just didn't want you to think I was link spamming you!)

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  7. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    i hear the Broadway ones are really easy to apply and wear well. i wasn't too impressed with the SH ones, i'll take Incoco any day. my Glam ones peeled off in less than a day :(

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  8. KerryJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I grabbed a bunch of those Art Club stickers at Five Below. I haven't tried them yet, but it seems like they'll only last for a day. I really need to check out the SH ones - that lace one is so pretty and sexy!

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  9. StephanieJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    I've had stickers from another brand and they were awefull! They started to wrinkle once I put the stickers on my nails.. I think it's just about the shape of your nails. But I'll wait for a review from you..

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  10. SilvaJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    The lace is so awesome! I'd love something like that.

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  11. KittyJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    I tried out the Broadway flower design on a whim a few weeks ago and I LOVED it. I topped it off with a layer of clear polish with some glitter to cover up my mess ups (haha, sneaky) and I guess it worked because I got DOZENS of compliments. It stayed on for a whole week, which is impressive because I'm quite outdoorsy and most polish only lasts a few minutes before it starts chipping, 12 hours at the most. I have pretty short nails so I was able to get two uses out of the box. I would buy it again. I was completely impressed!

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  12. nail crazyJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    lace is just gorgeous! i love it :-)

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  13. AngelesJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I like all! But I love Diamond Studded... Greetings from Barcelona ;)

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  14. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I love all the designs you have pictured here! I need to try these out.

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  15. GJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    these are becoming more famous each day! :D i should drop by some shop and buy some too :)

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  16. prettybottlesJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    i actually wore the ViviZebra Art Club ones on the 9th - my birthday. even though i got a shit load of compliments on them, they really let me down. they were peeling up, the adhesive just isn't strong enough to hold onto the nail. oh, and they DON'T come off with NP remover.

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  17. pooinacanJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I'm from Canada but I often drive across the border for shopping... I was wondering if any1 can tell me where to get these!? These are absolutely gorgeous and I haven't been able to find this stuff up here!!

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  18. G.January 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Oooh, I'm SO curious about what you're going to think of the Broadway ones! I bought the exact same pattern and I was very impressed that they lasted a full three days for me. Can't WAIT to see them on your nails (as opposed to my sad nubbins). :)

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  19. The Beauty B.January 10, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    I tried the Sally Hansen ones in Laced Up and love them!! They wore really well!

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  20. PhyrraJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    I totally want diamond studded!

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  21. ErinJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    I LOVE the Broadway ones. I saw SH had one that looked similar to that print and loved it. I think I'll wait for a review to decide if I'll purchase them!

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  22. LucyJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    Love all of the designs. They're all wicked cool!

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  23. LaynieJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    That's kinda depressing. I haven't been able to buy any of these yet, but I was hoping the Broadway ones would have more designs. Only 4 is sad! Thanks for the in-depth discussion about them, though!

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  24. Lacquer Addicts AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Looks very nice! I also like the broadway ones. Curious how it looks on your nails though...

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  25. melina beeJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    I saw another blog where the girl had the bway nails floral design but hadn't credited it, so I'm so glad you posted this. I'm very curious to see your review once you use them, I've been very interested in these but heard mixed reviews but no visuals. konad does rule...

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  26. ScrangieJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Andra, you bet! Might not be for a while because I have so much polish swatching to do and I don't want to waste these awesome things by taking them off right away, but I'll try to time it right :)

    Brazenspider, found the Broadways at Meijer :)

    Melanie, ah, sorry, I've never heard of them before!

    Kellie, Stephanie, Prettybottles, boo sorry to hear that!

    Pooinacan, you should be able to order the Art Clubs online from head2toebeauty

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  27. JasmineJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    oh i love these! i'm just finding out about these full nail decorative appliques; i recently bought a leopard and a zebra packet from Claire's. now i have to make a trip to walmart for these one!

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  28. CornellianJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    I picked up a couple of the Sally Hansen ones yesterday at Walgreens, figuring I'd splurge a little and try them out. I LOVE them- if these aren't the best ones I can't wait to see what the other kind are because they are working pretty well for me, and I'm able to get 2 manicures per box due to my short fingernails- first time I've ever been happy about them, haha.

    I am actually quite surprised that they turned out so well. But glad they did, because otherwise I'd be beating myself over the head for spending the money.

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  29. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    I have tried both the Sally Hansen and the Broadway nail appliques. Sally Hansen lasted me 10 days with minor tip wear. Broadway didn't even last me through the evening. I got the silver fishnet ones and the shiny fishnet design completely rubbed off on the right hand and left me with a dull silver polish. I woke up in the morning and my nails were destroyed! I'm going to check out the Art Club ones as soon as I can find them. But honestly, the Sally Hansen ones are worth the few extra dollars!

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